The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in America
Edited by Paul Gutjahr
Reviews and Awards
"It is one of the finest Christian reference books to be published in this decade." -- Justus D. Doenecke, Anglican and Episcopal History
"In this comprehensive anthology, Paul C. Gutjahr seeks to compress the entire story of the Bible's role in America into under seven hundred pages. In his task, the professor of English at Indiana University has succeeded admirably ... It is one of the finest Christian reference books to be published in this decade." -- Justus D. Doenecke, Anglican and Episcopal History
"The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in America...is an invaluable resource on the reception of the world's best-seller in the United States." -- Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern, The Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought
"there is much here to enlighten and entertain" -- Deborah W. Rooke, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
"This is a useful reference book that will inform. It shows the shifts and turns in relation to the Bible over centuries along with those who sought to defend or to reimage Bible teaching." -- Rev E T Kirkland, English Churchman
"Scholars of religion in America, the Bible, American culture, lived religion, or material religion should make room on their shelves for this book." -- Lydia Willsky-Ciollo, Reading Religion
"Taken together, these essays offer a useful, informed, multidisciplinary examination of the Bible in the contemporary US Recommended."--P.L. Redditt, CHOICE
"Overall the volume is well-executed and a monument to scholarship on the topic of the Bible in America this Oxford Handbook is more than welcomed on any Bible student's shelf."--Todd Scacewater, Exegetical Tools